Average Rating: 3.53 Rating Variance: 0.55 Objectivity Score: 75% (Fairly Balanced)
Sort by: Rating | Release Date | Rating Date | Name5.0 classicBlack Country, New Road Ants From Up ThereChamber rock done pretty much perfectly. Everyone who is clowning on them for being pretentious is completely oblivious to this masterpiece. Listen to 'Haldern' and tell me that Isaac Wood isn't pouring his heart into this work. Also the Bread Song lyrics are pretty much the best ever.Boris FloodFlood II & III are the greatest 34 minutes of music ever. Listening to this album on the edge of sleep is one of the greatest experiences, musical or otherwise, that can be had.Duster StratosphereElliott Smith Roman CandleGodspeed You! Black Emperor F♯ A♯ ∞Have a Nice Life DeathconsciousnessJohn Coltrane A Love SupremeKendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d cityManic Street Preachers The Holy BibleModest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded WestNeutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the SeaPavement Slanted and EnchantedPolvo Today's Active LifestylesSomehow bliss is found in the ever-present discord. Time Isn't On My Side and Gemini Cusp are perfectly forlorn, incredible tracks. It's amazing how purposefully and perfectly out-of-tune the guitars are and how well the awkward time signatures fit. In all honesty, this was very abrasive on first listen. Quite the grower.Slint SpiderlandSweet Trip Velocity : Design : ComfortTyler, the Creator IGORThe greatest break-up album of the twenty-first century: soaring synths, incredible verses, and truly heartfelt songs. Tyler dreams up a jaw-dropping follow up to a career high, fully blooming post-Flower Boy. IGOR is steeped in pop sensibility, the most accessible Tyler project to date. Less rapping and more crooning, while fewer features allow Tyler to shine.Unwound New Plastic IdeasIt's hard to explain why I like this album so much, or even why I think it's Unwound's best work. When it comes down to it, I think it's my favorite because of its consistency. This album is simply put together better than any of their releases. The first four tracks are hard-hitting and frenetic, with 'Abstraktions' functioning as a median that slows the pace and lets the listener catch their breath. 'All Souls Day' is a return to the form of the first half, but 'Usual Dosage' is a step back. Then, the last two tracks are the greatest one-two punch I've ever heard. 'Arboretum' scrapes the ceiling, then hits the floor just as hard, and 'Fiction Friction' is a perfect kind of closer that not only reflects the record before it, but shows that it is more than the sum of its tracks. Unwound has never sounded so raw and noisy, yet focused and cohesive. Many turn to Leaves as their best work, but it simply has too much stuff. If they had brought the tracklist to ten or eleven songs, it would certainly rival this, but it struggles with continuity, especially with 'Radio Gra,' a significant loss of momentum.Weezer Weezer4.5 superbAnimal Collective FeelsIt's like if the Flaming Lips and Neutral Milk Hotel had a beautiful little child.Art Blakey Moanin'This is everything I came into the jazz genre wanting: vibrant, bouncy, catchy compositions that are simply great fun to listen to. A lot of jazz seems to err on the side of repetitive grooves and (forgive me) excessive improvisation, but this stays interesting. The Drum Thunder Suite is fantastic. Beastie Boys Paul's BoutiqueBjork VespertineBjork PostBjork HomogenicIt's always a toss-up for which Bjork album I prefer at a given moment - I love Post's eclectic energy and dynamic changes, I love Vespertine's subtle, warm beats and arcing vocals, but I think most of all, I love Homogenic. Black Country, New Road For the first timeBlack Sabbath ParanoidCharles Mingus Let My Children Hear MusicThe Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife Are Some Jive Ass Slippers might be the greatest song title of all time. And, somehow, the musical content manages to live up to it. One of Mingus's best and a classic third stream record.Charles Mingus The Black Saint and the Sinner LadyCurtis Mayfield SuperflyDavid Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From MarsDavid Bowie LowDavid Bowie Station to StationDeafheaven SunbatherDeafheaven New BermudaEven better than Sunbather. Every track here is incredible, especially the first two. The mix of post-rock and black metal really rips, with Deafheaven constantly shifting to keep the tracks fresh despite their length. This stuff is achingly gorgeous, so I'm willing to ignore all the metal elitists who give this band crap for "lack of integrity."Death Grips The Money StoreDeftones Around the FurDeftones are relevant as a gateway drug. Any band responsible for introducing masses to both metal and shoegaze is going to be relevant, and this is the record of theirs I find myself coming back to the most. Yes, it's probably their darkest, heaviest release, but 'Be Quiet and Drive' is pretty much perfect and the energy of 'Lotion' is unmatched and 'My Own Summer,' 'Rickets,' and the title track are all intensely groovy. IMO best Deftones release.DJ Shadow Endtroducing.....Drive Like Jehu Yank CrimeDuster Transmission, FluxDuster Christmas DustElectric Wizard DopethroneHear me out guys: fuzzy guitars, indecipherable vocals, incredibly dense atmosphere. THIS IS LITERALLY JUST SHOEGAZE?!!!??!?!???Elliott Smith Either/OrFaraquet The View From This TowerA beautiful blend of post-hardcore and technically prodigious math-rock. Fishmans Long SeasonFrank Sinatra In The Wee Small HoursFunkadelic Maggot BrainGZA Liquid SwordsHum You'd Prefer an AstronautJohn Coltrane Blue TrainJoni Mitchell BlueJoy Division Unknown PleasuresKing Crimson In the Court of the Crimson KingLow I Could Live in HopeMadvillain MadvillainyMF DOOM is the greatest MC of all time, hands down. Combined with the incrediblly detailed beats of Madlib, this is a classic hip-hop record. Marvin Gaye What's Going Onmaudlin of the Well BathMid-Air Thief CrumblingMiles Davis In a Silent WayModest Mouse This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think AboutMy Bloody Valentine LovelessNas IllmaticPure poetry, a beautiful romanticization of the Queensbridge experience in the 90s. N.Y. State of Mind to The World Is Yours might be the greatest three-track stretch found in any hip-hop record of all time.Nemo (CAN) In StereoWhile often introduced as an essential album for Hum fans, Nemo are certainly more than just a Hum copycat. Where You'd Prefer An Astronaut is deeply personal and intimate (see The Very Old Man and I Hate It Too), In Stereo is completely detached, floating through space. Nine Inch Nails The Downward SpiralPavement Crooked Rain, Crooked RainPink Floyd Wish You Were HerePixies Surfer RosaPixies DoolittlePortishead DummyRadiohead OK ComputerRadiohead Kid ARadiohead are unique in that they are very widely known but also very artistically relevant. Introduced to OK Computer as "the greatest record of all time," I initially agreed. And, to be fair, it's a wonderful album, with incredible highs. However, as my musical scope expanded beyond the world of 90s-era alt rock, I found myself visiting OK Computer less, until eventually I no longer considered it a 10/10 record. In Rainbows did the same thing to me upon first listen: I was totally enamored with Radiohead's genius. Again, eventually it lost its shine as my taste matured. However, Kid A was an album that I never understood until I revisited it. The whole album is quite cohesive, despite being a major change-up, and in my opinion, upgrade, from Radiohead's rock beginnings. This album is highly uneasy, nearly unrecognizable to any listener of The Bends, and while I'm unsure what it's specifically trying to convey, it sure does a great job immersing you in the feeling. Now, I'd consider this their strongest release.Radiohead In RainbowsSigur Ros Agætis byrjunSigur Ros ( )Slowdive SlowdiveSonic Youth Daydream NationSuicide SuicideIt feels like this exists in another plane of music. I don't want to listen to it. I have never felt anything like the atmosphere this creates. This scares the shit out of me. I can't decide if this means it's one of the best things I've ever heard or one of the worst. Is there even any difference?Talk Talk Spirit of EdenTelevision Marquee MoonHow come there wasn't more post-punk like this? This album is incredible, and it's a shame this wasn't well received. The Antlers HospiceThe Backseat Lovers Waiting To SpillThis album sounds like a melancholy, crisp fall morning feels like.The Beach Boys Pet SoundsThe Cure DisintegrationThe contrast of this album is masterfully done. The first three tracks are blissful, and as the tracklist progresses, Robert Smith descends into anxiety and despair. The only thing keeping this from a classic is the lengthy runtime. This record is both emotionally exhausting and demanding, and if the album was a little more concise, it would be much more accessible. I'd find myself reaching for it more often.The Dismemberment Plan Emergency & IThe Flaming Lips Clouds Taste MetallicThe Jesus Lizard GoatThe Microphones The Glow Pt. 2The Roots Things Fall ApartThe Smashing Pumpkins Siamese DreamDear Billy Corgan, I wish you weren't such an egotistical prick. Fortunately, despite incredibly high band tension, you managed to deliver one of the greatest and most influential albums of the 90s, merging shoegaze, grunge, and the arena-rock spirit of Queen. Regardless of how uncool the Pumpkins were for rejecting the indie scene (and the indie scene rejecting them), this is a great record. Hummer, Cherub Rock, Mayonaise, Geek U.S.A, Today, and Silverfuck are all masterpieces in their own right, and the slow tracks like Luna and Soma soften up some of the harder edges. The Strokes Is This ItPossibly the most enjoyable pop album released in the twenty-first century.Unwound Leaves Turn Inside YouUnwound 6/30/1999: Reykjavik, IcelandWu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Yes Close to the EdgeYo La Tengo And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside...4.0 excellent*shels Plains Of The Purple BuffaloAceyalone A Book of Human LanguageAlcest Écailles De LuneAlice in Chains DirtThis is not grunge. This is bone-rattling alt metal at its best.Alice in Chains Jar of FliesAmerican Football American FootballAngelo Badalamenti Twin PeaksAphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92Arcade Fire FuneralArt Blakey A Night in TunisiaBark Psychosis HexBeck OdelayBig Black AtomizerBig Black Racer-XBig Thief Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in YouBjork VulnicuraBlack Country, New Road Live at Bush HallThis feels like a much lighter-hearted Ants From Up There. The theatrical elements of their lyrics are expanded upon significantly ('The Boy') and they still have their talent for beautiful climax ('Turbines/Pigs'). Stellar chamber rock album. Black Flag My WarBoris PinkBoris Boris At Last -Feedbacker-Boris Akuma no UtaThis is pretty similar to Pink, but more concise. The pacing here is better as well. The blistering noise rock is tighter, and the epic track is groovier, though it lacks the punch 'Farewell' had. All in all, a fantastic guitar record.Built to Spill Perfect from Now OnBurzum FilosofemBurzum Hvis Lyset Tar OssCap'n Jazz Shmap'n ShmazzCar Seat Headrest Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)Sonically, this is like The Strokes. Lyrically, this album is miles beyond what The Strokes ever were. A stellar, polished rework of what was an abrasively lo-fi album, best rock album of 2018 hands down.Car Seat Headrest Teens of DenialCarissa's Wierd Songs About LeavingCatherine Wheel FermentIn terms of shoegaze, this is a nice middle ground between Ride and My Bloody Valentine. The soft vocals and fuzzy guitars are there as hallmarks of the genre, but it seems to focus more on riffs than atmosphere. Black Metallic is probably top 5 'gaze songs ever.Catherine Wheel ChromeCharles Mingus Mingus Ah UmCocteau Twins Heaven or Las VegasThis album feels like cotton candy to me. Despite being achingly sweet, there doesn't seem to be much substance. It seems like the only appeal is "wow sound cool," and, admittedly, it does.Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd The Moon and the MelodiesCurtis Mayfield CurtisDavid Bowie "Heroes"De La Soul 3 Feet High and RisingSimply put, this record is a whole load of fun. This was hip-hop before the Wu-Tang Clan: light-hearted, goofy, almost whimsical. Naturally, it lacks the grit that would come to be found from East Coast giants like Nas and Mobb Deep, but is still an incredibly enjoyable, sample-based record.Death SymbolicDeath HumanDeftones White PonyDeftones Saturday Night WristDeftones Leathers/RosemaryDenzel Curry Melt My Eyez See Your FutureDescendents Milo Goes to CollegeDinosaur Jr. You're Living All Over MeDuster Contemporary MovementMe and the Birds and Cooking are the only two tracks here really reminiscent of their debut. Where Stratosphere felt like floating through space, Contemporary Movement feels like falling on wet asphalt with all the little pebbles digging into the heels of your hands. Duster DusterDespite the almost twenty-year gap between this and Contemporary Movement, this displays an almost linear evolution between records. The guitars lose some fuzz for some real muscle, as seen in 'I'm Lost.' The band begins to use more traditional song structure, as seen in 'Chocolate and Mint,' slow-burning its way to an incredible climax. However, the wandering tracks from Stratosphere aren't completely purged, as 'Go Back,' despite its simplicity, is one of the best on the whole album. Still a solid release, and depending on the day, is more preferable to me than CM.Elliott Smith Elliott SmithEverclear Sparkle And FadeThe storytelling in this album is really phenomenal. Yes, the 90s were laden with alt-rock filler, but this is worth a listen simply due to how well Alexakis acts as a conduit for the blue collar experience. Summerland has some of the greatest lyrics out there.Fela Kuti Expensive ShitFela Kuti ZombieFela Kuti GentlemanFishmans Uchuu Nippon SetagayaFoxing The AlbatrossFrank Ocean channel ORANGEThis is a pretty damn good R&B/pop album, and the stretch from Pilot Jones to Lost is pretty incredible, but it's overstuffed. The album pacing is pretty weird too. Some tracks are simply duds.Frank Zappa Hot RatsFugazi Steady Diet of NothingFugazi Instrument SoundtrackGiles Corey Giles CoreyGlassjaw Worship and TributeGlenn Branca The AscensionGodspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to HeavenGodspeed You! Black Emperor 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!Godspeed You! Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O.Guided by Voices Bee ThousandHum Downward Is HeavenwardThis is the album that got me on this site, back when I was in sophomore year of high school. I listened to it on Spotify while doing homework because I really liked 'Stars' and was absolutely flabbergasted at how amazing it was. I immediately dove into the internet to see if I was just nuts or if this was actually good. Still holds a special place in my heart.Hum Electra 2000Husker Du Zen ArcadeIncubus (USA-CA) Make YourselfIncubus (USA-CA) S.C.I.E.N.C.E.Incubus (USA-CA) Morning ViewInterpol Turn on the Bright LightsISIS OceanicJames Brown Live At The ApolloJawbox For Your Own Special SweetheartJohn Coltrane Giant StepsJoy Division CloserJPEGMAFIA LP! (offline)JPEGMAFIA VeteranJPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown Scaring the HoesJulee Cruise Floating into the NightKanye West GraduationFlashing Lights is the best song that isn't Runaway in his entire discography. Everything I Am and I Wonder (even with the clunky, awkward flow) are both incredible, but the track listing has way too many filler tracks. Barry Bonds is completely abhorrent.Kanye West The College DropoutKashiwa Daisuke Program Music IKate Bush Hounds of LoveKendrick Lamar To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers'Mother | Sober' is one of the best tracks Kendrick has ever released. The first half did not have me confident in this record at all, 'N95' in particular. Father Time and United in Grief are great, but I finished the nine tracks disappointed. The back half, where it feels like he really opens up is where it really started to blow me away. Not quite enough to make up for the lackluster tracks, but still a great comeback from "DAMN."King Crimson RedKing Crimson DisciplineKyuss Welcome to Sky ValleyThe definitive stoner metal record. The wall of sound in this album hits like a sack of bricks to the head. Gardenia is transcendent.Lovesliescrushing BloweyelashwishThis is concentration of the essence of shoegaze, a hazy, sugary, record with incredibly beautiful vocals. If somebody told me this was actually My Bloody Valentine's long-lost post-Loveless LP, I wouldn't really be surprised. Lush SplitLush SpookyMaruja KnocknareaMassive Attack Blue LinesMassive Attack MezzanineMeat Loaf Bat Out of HellMegadeth Rust in PeaceMelvins HoudiniMew FrengersMF DOOM MM.. FoodMidori Aratame Hajime Mashite Midori DesuMiles Davis Kind of BlueMiles Davis Bitches BrewMission of Burma Signals, Calls, and MarchesMitski bury me at makeout creekMobb Deep The InfamousMy Bloody Valentine GliderN.W.A. Straight Outta ComptonNadja Radiance of ShadowsNirvana In UteroAs far as grunge goes, I feel like this was the peak of the movement. There were undeniably some great releases beforehand (see Badmotorfinger, Nevermind, Dirt, Ten and many others) and after (see Superunknown, Dragline, Jar of Flies, Gentlemen, and many others), but none of those albums were a statement as large as this. Nevermind sold millions of copies, and Nirvana reacted violently to the mainstream attention. Working with Steve Albini was a great harbinger of Nirvana's intentions, making a noisy, angry, grunge record regardless of public pressure to take things in a more pop-oriented direction.OutKast ATLiensPavement Brighten the CornersPJ Harvey Is This Desire?Polvo Exploded DrawingPolvo Celebrate the New Dark AgePrimus Frizzle FryPublic Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackQ and Not U No Kill No Beep BeepQueen A Night at the OperaRadiohead The BendsRadiohead A Moon Shaped PoolRage Against the Machine Evil EmpireI feel like this takes everything good about their debut and makes it better.Red House Painters Down Colorful HillRide NowhereRide Going Blank AgainSergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27Shellac At Action ParkShellac The End of RadioShiner Lula DiviniaSleater-Kinney Dig Me OutSleep Sleep's Holy MountainSlint SlintSlowdive SouvlakiSonic Youth SisterSonic Youth EvolSpiritualized Lazer Guided MelodiesDreamy ambient pop. Most of the songs are pushed forward by the bass line, with everything else just floating around. I have to be in the mood for this one, otherwise it is simply too mellow. Really glad this exists mostly cuz of the stuff it influenced.Squirrel Bait Squirrel BaitSun Ra LanquiditySunny Day Real Estate DiarySweet Trip You Will Never Know WhySystem of a Down ToxicityTaj Mahal Taj MahalI've never really listened to any blues, but this album is a lot of fun. Accessible with good storytelling.Talk Talk Laughing StockThe Angelic Process Weighing Souls With SandIn all honesty, this kinda feels like Deathconsciousness minus the best parts. Still among the best (read: most tolerable) drone I've listened to. Definitely something I need to be in the mood for, and when I am, this album really clicks. Still, I would never really pick this over Deathconsciousness.The Beatles RevolverThe Brave Little Abacus Just Got Back from the Discomfort...The Clash London CallingThe Flaming Lips The Soft BulletinThe Jesus and Mary Chain PsychocandyThe Life and Times The Flat End of the EarthThe Newfound Interest in Connecticut Tell Me About the Long Dark Path HomeThe Replacements Let It BeThe Smiths The Queen Is DeadThe Stone Roses The Stone RosesThe Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground & NicoThis Heat DeceitTortoise Millions Now Living Will Never DieTotorRo Home AloneTravis Scott RodeoTrespassers William Different StarsTricky MaxinquayeTyler, the Creator Flower BoyUnwound Challenge For a Civilized SocietyUnwound Corpse Pose/Everything is WeirdUnwound Peel SessionsValium Aggelein Black MoonValium Aggelein Hier Kommt der Schwartze MondWeezer PinkertonWhirr Feels Like YouThe first three tracks rival even Loveless and Souvlaki in how gracefully they pull this off.Whirr AroundWilson Pickett The Exciting Wilson PickettWire Pink FlagXiu Xiu A PromiseYo La Tengo I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One3.5 greatAcid Bath When the Kite String PopsAlcest Souvenirs D'Un Autre MondeAlice Coltrane Journey in SatchidanandaAll Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors Turning Into SmallAnimal Collective Merriweather Post PavilionAntonin Dvorak Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163Aphex Twin Richard D. James AlbumAstrobrite CrushAt the Drive-In Relationship of CommandBADBADNOTGOOD IIIBauhaus In the Flat FieldMan, I really want to love this. Post-punk with a monochromatic cover had me hoping for Joy Division. When Bauhaus are good, they're fantastic, but this album has, well, oddities that really throw me. 'Small Talk Stinks' and 'Saint Vitus Dance' are total trash. Normally I find it laughable when bands take themselves too seriously, but I find myself wishing Bauhaus would do exactly that. Beach House BloomBeastie Boys Licensed to IllBeastie Boys Check Your HeadBeck Mellow GoldI love this album to pieces. For a while, this was my musical breath of fresh air, and this quirky, idiosyncratic mess was constantly in my rotation. Now, I see that it's really inconsistent. Gems are there to be found, but does it bear any emotional weight at all? No. Now it's simply nostalgic.Bedhead BeheadedBeulah When Your Heartstrings BreakBig Thief MasterpieceBjork DebutBlack Flag DamagedBlack Sabbath Black SabbathBoris Amplifier WorshipBraid Frame & CanvasBrian Eno Another Green WorldBrian Eno Apollo: Atmospheres & SoundtracksGiven that Eno himself said that ambient should be both ignorable and interesting, I think this errs too much on the side of interesting for ambient. Unfortunately, that makes me want to actually listen to it, not just let it play in the background, and then I remember that actually listening to ambient is pretty boring. I still enjoy this more than Airports.Built to Spill There's Nothing Wrong with LoveCalm (US) CalmIt's like the Pumpkins but watered down. Kinda boring in all honesty, but has some moments where it shines.Calm (US) MoonrakerCap'n Jazz AnalphabetapolothologyCharles Mingus Blues & RootsCharles Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus MingusChelsea Wolfe She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to SheChelsea Wolfe Pain Is BeautyCocteau Twins TreasureCrawl Space Bullshit UnityCurtis Mayfield RootsDalek From Filthy Tongue Of Gods And GriotsDavid Bowie Hunky DoryDavid Bowie Aladdin SaneDeafheaven Ordinary Corrupt Human LoveDeath Grips No Love Deep WebDeath Grips Government PlatesDeerhunter Halcyon DigestDeftones Diamond EyesDeftones Koi No YokanDenzel Curry TA13OODepeche Mode ViolatorDinosaur Jr. DinosaurDuster 1975Duster Apex, Trance-LikeDuster Remote EchoesDuster releasing some of their extensive bootleg/unofficial work. All of Christmas Dust is found here mixed into the tracklist, and some of Experimental Dust and On the Dodge as well.Echo and The Bunnymen Ocean RainEels Beautiful FreakEmerson, Lake and Palmer Emerson, Lake & PalmerEminem The Marshall Mathers LPFailure MagnifiedAn alt-rock masterpiece and Failure's best work. Fantastic Planet is more bloated, and, in turn, less consistent, although the highs are higher. Magnified is simply banger after banger, with the initial four-track stretch among the greatest alt-rock material that's out there. Faraquet Anthology 1997-98Fiona Apple When the Pawn...Frank Ocean BlondeFugazi RepeaterFugazi 13 SongsFugazi In on the Kill TakerFunkadelic Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will FollowGhostface Killah and BADBADNOTGOOD Sour SoulGlassjaw Coloring BookGodspeed You! Black Emperor Slow Riot For New Zero KanadaGravediggaz 6 Feet DeepHave a Nice Life VoidsHave a Nice Life The Unnatural WorldBasically, they got more gothic, more industrial, and heavier. They're losing some of the shoegazey parts in favor of some crushing drones that still hit, just not as hard.Hella Hold Your Horse IsHum InletJawbox NoveltyJesu SilverJoe Henderson Page OneJoni Mitchell CloudsJPEGMAFIA All My Heroes Are CornballsKnifeplay PearltyLittle Simz Sometimes I Might Be IntrovertLive Throwing CopperLovesliescrushing XuvetynLush GalaManic Street Preachers Journal For Plague LoversManic Street Preachers Everything Must GoMariah Carey Daydreammaudlin of the Well Leaving Your Body MapMax Richter From SleepMazzy Star So Tonight That I Might SeeMeat Puppets Too High To DieMeat Puppets Meat Puppets IIMelvins BullheadMelvins Stoner WitchMid-Air Thief Gongjoong DodukMiles Davis Birth of the CoolMiles Davis Sketches of SpainMinor Threat Out of StepMinutemen What Makes a Man Start Fires?Mission of Burma Vs.Modest Mouse Interstate 8The live tracks here are great, as is the title track, but All Night Diner really really sucks.Mogwai Young TeamMr. Bungle CaliforniaMudhoney Superfuzz BigmuffGarage punk that pretty much set grunge up for success. Fun all around. Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More is incredibly sludgy; a nasty, black, glutinous masterpiece.My Bloody Valentine Isn't AnythingMy Bloody Valentine TremoloMy Bloody Valentine m b vMy Bloody Valentine You Made Me RealiseNeutral Milk Hotel On Avery IslandNine Inch Nails Pretty Hate MachineNirvana NevermindNirvana BleachI think it's interesting how often this gets overlooked... This is incredibly raw and energetic. The poor production leads to a claustrophobic feel throughout, only exacerbated by the frenetic riffing on tracks like 'Negative Creep' and 'Mr. Moustache.' Oscar Peterson Night TrainPale Saints In RibbonsParliament Mothership ConnectionPaw DraglinePearl Jam TenPJ Harvey Rid of MePlayboi Carti Playboi CartiPortishead PortisheadPortishead ThirdRadiohead AmnesiacRage Against the Machine Rage Against the MachineRed Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex MagikRefused The Shape Of Punk To ComeRingo Deathstarr Ringo Deathstarr [2020]Run the Jewels Run the JewelsSebadoh Bubble and ScrapePavement-esque indie rock that takes itself a little more seriously. This album is packed with tracks like 'Soul and Fire,' sweet little indie pop ditties with great lyrics. Shiner The EggShiner Schadenfreudesign crushes motorist i'll be okayProbably one of the most genuine, raw, emotional albums I've ever heard. Loser Monologue hit really hard. Unfortunately, it's a blatant Duster rip-off. Silver Jews The Natural BridgeSilverchair TomorrowSlowdive Just for a DaySly and The Family Stone LifeSonic Youth Washing MachineSoundgarden SuperunknownSoundgarden BadmotorfingerSquid Bright Green FieldSuicidal Tendencies Suicidal TendenciesSunny Day Real Estate How It Feels To Be Something OnSupergrass I Should CocoSwirlies Blonder Tongue Audio BatonSZA CtrlTeam Sleep Team SleepThe Avalanches Since I Left YouThe Backseat Lovers When We Were FriendsThe Breeders PodThe Cure PornographyThe Dave Brubeck Quartet Time OutThe Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink RobotsThe Jesus Lizard LiarThe Jesus Lizard HeadMan, I wish they had gone in the direction of slower songs like 'Pastoral.' Song rips, but I think it's the only song like that they've put out, at least in their first three albums. The rest of the album is good, but not as concise as Goat.The Jesus Lizard PureThe Notorious B.I.G. Ready to DieOf all the reputable East Coast rappers from the 90s, Biggie seems the weakest honestly. Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang, and especially Nas blow this out of the water. Still a great album, but I feel like this record is overhyped just because of his untimely death.The Offspring SmashThe Olivia Tremor Control Music From The Unrealized Film Script The Radio Dept. Lesser MattersThe Smashing Pumpkins GishExceptionally solid arena-leaning psychedelic rock. Worth listening to if you enjoyed Siamese Dream. Snail and Rhinoceros are incredible.The Stooges Raw PowerThe Verve A Storm in HeavenThird Eye Blind Third Eye BlindTindersticks TindersticksTitus Andronicus The Monitortoe The Book About My Idle Plot on a Vague AnxietyEmo and post-rock combined pretty damn well. The drumming here is unmatched, and the guitar is reserved. Music to contemplate things to.Tortoise TNTTrue Widow True WidowTyler, the Creator Call Me If You Get LostType O Negative Bloody KissesUnwound Fake TrainUnwound The Future of WhatUnwound RepetitionUnwound The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a TrainUnwound Unwound (1993)Valium Aggelein Dweller On the ThresholdViolent Femmes Violent FemmesWhirr Distressor3.0 goodAlanis Morissette Jagged Little PillAlice in Chains FaceliftAmerican Football American Football EPAphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume IIASAP Rocky Live.Love.A$AP.Autolux Future PerfectBeach House Teen DreamBeulah Handsome Western StatesLo-fi pop, heavily influenced by the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Lay Low For the Letdown is an absolutely essential indie track.Beulah The Coast is Never ClearBill Evans and Jim Hall UndercurrentAlbum has fantastic playing on both parts, but it left me wanting more. The sound is too sparse, too minimalist to really get me through the whole record. The slower songs work very well but when they try to put some pep into things, it feels lacking.Black Flag Nervous BreakdownBlack Midi HellfireBlack Midi SchlagenheimBlack Sabbath Master of RealityBrian Eno Ambient 1: Music For AirportsConsidering this was effectively the first ambient album ever, I can give props. However, compared to any more recent ambient I've listened to (which, in all fairness, is not a lot) it seems pretty meh. I would just rather listen to the back half of Bowie's Low. Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's MorningBuilt to Spill Keep It Like a SecretPerfect From Now On, but watered down and made more accessible.Bush Sixteen StoneI grew up with this playing a lot, as they were one of my dad's favorite bands. Glycerine and Alien are by far the best tracks, but the singles still satisfy my butt rock needs every once in a while.Bush The Science of ThingsButthole Surfers Locust Abortion TechnicianAlmost immediately, this record introduces itself as basically just abrasive, weird, trippy sounds. That's about the whole album.Calm (US) Calm (7")Pre-Duster material that contains songs that would be reworked early in Duster's discography. These tracks are all found in On The Dodge, albeit very differently. Sign Crushes Motorist sounds like Kyuss on this. Arlington Sunset sounds like Siamese Dream-era Smashing Pumpkins in the best possible way.Candlebox CandleboxChokebore A Taste For BittersFirst 5 tracks are absolutely stellar, what follows is what brings it down. The noise-rock/post-hardcore mixed with slowcore is pretty interesting, but it feels like neither sides shine much.Cocteau Twins GarlandsThis is what The Cure's "Pornography" would sound like if it was palatable to me. Unfortunately, Pornography has a lot more depth. Deafheaven Infinite GraniteSlowdive did the same thing just 28 years earlier and way better... Deafheaven have lost their teeth. Deftones AdrenalineDeftones DeftonesDeftones OhmsProbably their weakest output. They're losing their character they had early on in their career, this feels pretty diluted. Pompeji and Urantia are incredible, but the rest is pretty mediocre.Deftones GoreDon Caballero For RespectDrop Nineteens DelawareDuster TogetherElliott Smith Figure 8Man, this was disappointing. It's not that this album is bad--it's not. However, compared to his other projects, this is not even in the same realm of excellence. Roman Candle and Either/Or are acoustic masterpieces, and the thin, fragile vocals fit perfectly together with the spiderwebby guitar work. Here, as Smith expands his sonic palette and pop tendencies, the weight of his storytelling and the cohesion of his album structure suffer greatly.Elvis Presley Elvis PresleyEmerson, Lake and Palmer TrilogyEminem The Slim Shady LPFailure ComfortFailure Fantastic PlanetI used to think this was the coolest thing ever, but now I come back to this and it just seems lackluster. 'Blank,' Another Space Song,' and 'Daylight' are fantastic tracks, but 'Smoking Umbrellas' and 'Leo' are pretty bland, with other mediocre tracks mixed in. Failure In The Future Your Body Will Be The Furthest Thing From Your MindFaye Webster Faye WebsterFela Kuti AfrodisiacFoo Fighters Foo FightersFoo Fighters The Colour and the ShapeFoxing Nearer My GodGlass Beams MahalGlass Beams MirageGreen Day DookieGrimes VisionsGrimes Art AngelsHelmet BettyHelmet MeantimeHole Live Through ThisJ. Cole The Off-SeasonJerry Cantrell Boggy DepotJesu JesuJimmie's Chicken Shack Pushing the Salmanilla EnvelopeJuice WRLD Death Race For LoveJuice WRLD Goodbye & Good RiddanceKendrick Lamar DAMN.This is pretty disappointing. good kid, m.A.A.d city is a perfect album, with To Pimp A Butterfly pretty damn close, and then he drops this, an incohesive collection of singles that spoiled white girls will play in their Jeeps.LCD Soundsystem LCD SoundsystemLightning Bug No ParadiseLittle Simz No Thank YouLow Songs for a Dead PilotLow The Great DestroyerMachine Girl ...BECAUSE I'M YOUNG ARROGANT AND HATE EVERYTHINGMad Season Abovemeth. ShameMinutemen Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of HeatModest Mouse The Moon & AntarcticaMy Bloody Valentine Feed Me with Your KissNas It Was WrittenNirvana IncesticidePanchiko D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>LPantera Cowboys from HellGroove metal is in fact, groovy, but falls into the same potholes that most other metal does.Pavement Wowee ZoweePlayboi Carti Whole Lotta RedPolvo This EclipseQueens of the Stone Age Songs for the DeafQuicksand SlipSometimes this really rips, but like Helmet, it becomes boring after a while. A few songs can hit incredibly hard, but sitting through the whole album inevitably becomes a chore.Radiohead Hail to the ThiefRadiohead The King of LimbsRaekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...Man, this doesn't hold a candle to Liquid Swords. Rage Against the Machine The Battle of Los AngelesRay Charles The Genius of Ray CharlesRed Hot Chili Peppers CalifornicationSex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex PistolsShellac 1000 HurtsSilverchair Neon BallroomSilverchair DioramaSilverchair FrogstompSleep DopesmokerSlint TweezSlowdive MorningriseSonic Youth GooSoul Coughing Ruby VroomAs unique as this record is, sometimes it feels like they're being weird for weird's sake. Lyrics are much too repetitive.Soul Coughing El OsoStarflyer 59 SilverStill House Plants If I don’t make it, I love uSublime SublimeSublime 40 Oz. to FreedomSwans Children of GodSweet Trip AluraIt's like velocity : design : comfort minus all the shoegazey parts, so kind of a letdown. Still a solid electronic release.Talking Heads Remain in LightI dunno man, I think I'd rather listen to actual Afrobeat...The Apples in Stereo Tone Soul EvolutionThe Chameleons Script of the BridgeThe Jesus Lizard DownThe Promise Ring Nothing Feels GoodThe Sleepover Disaster The OceanographerThe Smashing Pumpkins Machina/The Machines of GodThe Smashing Pumpkins AdoreToadies RubberneckToadies Hell Below/Stars AboveTravis Scott AstroworldTravis Scott UtopiaUnwound UnwoundWeezer The Green AlbumWishing none of this was your faultYou Slut! Medium BastardYou Wish Lathe2.5 average311 Grassroots311 really doesn't have much depth, unfortunately. Crunchy riffs can only take you so far.311 Music311 311Audioslave Audioslaveblink-182 Take Off Your Pants And JacketBush Razorblade SuitcaseYes, it's bloated. Tracks like Mouth and Bonedriven make up for the bland ones. If they could have cut this down to nine or ten songs, this seriously could have been a solid four at least.Butthole Surfers Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's SacCream Disraeli GearsDaBaby Baby On BabyDeftones B-Sides and RaritiesDuster On the DodgeThe only Duster release that's lo-fi to the point of inaccessibility. Bridges the gap between the end of Calm and the beginning of Duster, but they clearly had a lot of work to do.Everclear So Much For The AfterglowFilter Title Of RecordFilter Short BusGoldfinger GoldfingerGoldfinger Hang-upsHum Fillet ShowIncubus (USA-CA) Fungus AmongusJawbox JawboxL7 Bricks Are HeavyMarcy Playground Marcy PlaygroundMudhoney Every Good Boy Deserves FudgeNo Doubt Tragic KingdomPlayboi Carti Die LitPublic Image Ltd. First IssueRed Hot Chili Peppers Stadium ArcadiumSilverchair Freak ShowSlayer Reign in BloodSoul Coughing Irresistible BlissSoundgarden Down on the UpsideSublime Robbin' the HoodSum 41 ChuckSum 41 All Killer No FillerSum 41 Does This Look Infected?SZA S.O.S.The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessIf this was even remotely cohesive, it would be incredible. Tonight, Tonight, 1979, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, and Thru the Eyes of Ruby are some of the best tracks in the entire Pumpkins' catalog, but when they're found alongside at least 10 tracks of filler mixed into the TWENTY-EIGHT song album that absolutely should have been cut. This was the beginning of the end for the Pumpkins, with Mellon Collie letting Corgan's pretentiousness leak through.The Strokes Room on FireThird Eye Blind BlueToadies No DeliveranceTravis Scott Birds in the Trap Sing McKnightTripping Daisy I Am an Elastic FirecrackerUnwound KandykornritualsagainsthatingindYard Act The OverloadFrankly, this really just seems like black midi without any of the inventive or fresh parts. Where I can respect black midi for innovation, Yard Act does nothing new, taking the narration of modern post-punk down a very bland path.You Slut! Critical Meat2.0 poor100 Gecs 10,000 gecs311 TransistorAJR The ClickAJR NeotheaterBaby Keem The Melodic BlueBeat Happening You Turn Me OnMan I went into this after reading "Our Band Could Be Your Life" hoping for the best, but I do not dig this at all. Bush Golden StateEverclear Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 1Explosions in the Sky The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead PlaceThis is evidence for those who say that post-rock is emotionless, bland, filler packed with crescendos. It's hard to explain how incredibly dull this album is. Insulting in its inoffensiveness. The fact that Godspeed You! Black Emperor and this share a genre is in the same way that both the Beatles and Britney Spears are both pop. Yes, it's correct, but the two are incomparable in terms of legacy and quality, innovation and integrity. Flying Saucer Attack Flying Saucer AttackFuel SunburnGeorge Crumb Black AngelsJuice WRLD Legends Never DieJuice WRLD Fighting DemonsMoby PlayWent into this not sure what to expect, and came out with a bad taste in my mouth. Not only is the album incredibly long, the loops go on way too long before Moby adds layers. Finally I understand the allegation that trip-hop is elevator music, and this album seemed to fit that pretty well. It was simply did not impress me in any way, almost offensive in its mediocrity.Opeth Still LifeThis is every insufferable metal stereotype rolled into one dumpster fire of a record. Normally I can at least dig metal because it has cool riffs, but this was incredibly dull. The cheesy funeral imagery is incredibly cringe. This is gross, macho, and bland.Radiohead Pablo HoneySilverchair Young ModernTaylor Swift MidnightsThe Beatles The BeatlesThe Dwarves The Dwarves Are Young and Good LookingTool UndertowThis is pretty mediocre hard rock. The tracks all sound the same; the only standouts are Sober and Prison Sex. It can be good when the band tightens up, but this release is frankly quite bland. It's almost raw, almost catchy, and almost good. The fanbase also brings it down a bit considering the incredible meat-riding that occurs for Tool.Yard Act Dark DaysYear of the Rabbit Hunted EP1.5 very poorAJR OK Orchestrablink-182 Enema Of The StateDrake Certified Lover BoySheck Wes MudboyI really liked the production and the beats but the lyrics paired with the delivery are completely inexcusable.Simple Plan No Pads, No Helmets... Just BallsSmash Mouth Fush Yu MangSmash Mouth Astro LoungeSmash Mouth Smash MouthThirty Seconds to Mars America1.0 awfulAJR The Maybe ManAJR Living RoomGlassjaw Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SilenceProbably the most pretentious, nasty, vile stuff I've ever heard. A third-grader with down syndrome could write infinitely better lyrics than this.Guns N' Roses Appetite for DestructionJoanna Newsom YsNope. Just nope. Sitting through this once was enough. Instrumentals cool, voice + lyrics are dogshit.
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